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Billy Blanks (William Wayne Blanks) was born on 1 September, 1955 in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., is an American actor, martial artist and fitness guru (b. 1955). Discover Billy Blanks's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?

Popular As William Wayne Blanks
Occupation Actor, martial artist, fitness personality
Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 1 September 1955
Birthday 1 September
Birthplace Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is Billy Blanks's Wife?

His wife is Gayle H. Godfrey (m. 1974-2008) Tomoko Sato (m. 2009)

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Wife Gayle H. Godfrey (m. 1974-2008) Tomoko Sato (m. 2009)
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Children 5, including Billy Jr.

Billy Blanks Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Billy Blanks worth at the age of 68 years old? Billy Blanks’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Billy Blanks's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1955

William Wayne Blanks (born September 1, 1955) is an American actor, martial artist and fitness personality.

1973

Shortly after the marriage, he adopted Gayle's daughter, Shellie, who was born in 1973.

Shellie Blanks Cimarosti, a martial artist, is prominently featured in many Tae Bo videos.

Shellie has also produced her own video called Tae Bo Postnatal Power, as well as hosted her father's new infomercial Tae Bo T3 (Total Transformation Training).

Gayle and Blanks also have a son, Billy Blanks Jr., who works as a fitness instructor.

Blanks Jr. produced several best-selling DVDs, including Cardioke and Fat Burning Hip Hop Mix.

He has also starred in a touring production of the musical Fame, and has worked as a dancer in music videos with Madonna, Quincy Jones and Paula Abdul.

1974

In 1974, Blanks married Gayle H. Godfrey, whom he met in karate class.

1980

He was a nationally ranked competitor in semi-contact and point karate during the 1980s, winning a bronze medal at the 1981 World Games, before creating the Tae Bo exercise program.

Blanks was born in Erie, Pennsylvania.

He began his study of the martial arts at the age of eleven, attending Karate and Taekwondo classes.

He was born with an anomaly in his hip joints that impaired his movement.

The resulting clumsiness aroused taunts from Blanks' siblings and led his instructors to believe that he would never accomplish much.

Blanks found the answer to these challenges in karate.

When he saw Bruce Lee on TV, he decided he wanted to be a world martial-arts champion.

Blanks holds black belt ranks in taekwondo (7th dan) and karate (5th dan), and a black sash in Hung Ga kung fu (under Sifu Wong Ting-fong).

During the 1980s, Blanks was a top competitor of the point competition, semi-contact, and sport karate circuits, notably against Steve Anderson.

He finished in 3rd place at the World Union of Karate-do Organizations (WUKO) World Championship in the Male Kumite category in 1980.

In the late 1980s, Blanks developed the Tae Bo workout, while running a karate studio in Quincy, Massachusetts.

He used components of his martial arts and boxing training.

The name is a portmanteau of tae (as in taekwondo) and bo (as in boxing).

Blanks opened a fitness center in Los Angeles to teach his new workout.

He later attracted celebrity clients such as Paula Abdul, and the popularity of the workout quickly grew, becoming a pop culture phenomenon after Blanks began releasing mass-marketed videos.

He sold over 1.5 million VHS tapes in his first year, and is reported to have grossed between $80 million and $130 million in sales.

Blanks is a Christian and released a special line of Tae Bo workouts called the "Believer's" series that includes motivational prayers and other Christian components.

He has appeared on the Christian television network TBN.

He attended Crenshaw Christian Center.

1981

He represented the United States at the 1981 World Games in Santa Clara, California, and won a bronze medal in the Men's Kumite Open (Heavyweight).

1983

He was Karate Illustrated magazine's National Champion and Rookie of the Year for 1983.

Blanks was an early member of USA Karate, the precursor to USA National Karate-do Federation, after it broke away from the Amateur Athletic Union.

He also was a member of Chuck Merriman's Atlantic World Karate Team with Anderson.

1988

Blanks was hired as a bodyguard for lead actress Catherine Bach during the filming of 1988's Driving Force, which was filmed in Manila during a time of political unrest.

Blanks impressed the producers and was written into the script in a supporting role.

This led to Blanks' work in several martial arts films, including King of the Kickboxers and Bloodfist.

Blanks also appeared in the opening scene of Tony Scott's The Last Boy Scout, where he plays a doomed pro-football player.

1997

Blanks played Ashley Judd's kickboxing instructor in Kiss the Girls (1997).

2007

The mother is Tomoko Sato, whom Blanks met in 2007 when she worked as his Japanese interpreter.

2008

Blanks and Godfrey divorced in 2008 after 33 years of marriage.

Godfrey filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.

In November 2008, Blanks became the father of a new daughter, named Angelika.